Hylid or microhylid? No evidence for the occurrence of Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Anura, Hylidae) in Argentina

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales(2020)

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Resumen: Una publicacion reciente reporto al hilido endemico del Bosque Atlantico Trachycephalus mesophaeus para la ecoregion Chaquena en Argentina. En este trabajo, analizamos el especimen de referencia y demostramos que se trata de un ejemplar incorrectamente determinado del microhilido asiatico Kaloula pulchra , una especie comercializada a nivel mundial. De esta forma, no existe evidencia para considerar que T. mesophaeus esta presente en Argentina. Abstract: A recent publication reported the Atlantic Forest endemic hylid Trachycephalus mesophaeus for the Chacoan ecoregion in Argentina. In this paper, we analyzed the voucher specimen and showed that it is a misidentified specimen of the Asiatic microhylid Kaloula pulchra , a species commonly commercialized in the pet trade worldwide. Therefore, there is no evidence for the occurrence of T. mesophaeus in Argentina.
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trachycephalus mesophaeus,hylidae
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